Terra & Tide
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Desert
Sand and Stone
Six nights in the oldest desert on earth, moving at first light and again at dusk.
DISTANCE
58 km
TOTAL ASCENT
1,240 m
NIGHTS
6 nights
FROM
$3,980
Moderate · heat is the difficulty, not the terrain
Day by day
DAY 1
Arrive Solitaire
Fly in, drive out. Two hours of gravel and then nothing but the camp and the dark.
Transfer 2 h
Desert camp
DAY 2
The first dunes
A short walk to find out what sand does to your calves, and a long afternoon in the shade.
180 m ascent · 3 h
Desert camp
DAY 3
The dry riverbed
Following a river that has not run in eleven years, between walls of rock the colour of rust.
Flat · 6 h
Desert camp
DAY 4
Deadvlei before the heat
Up at four to be at the pan by sunrise. Back under canvas before eleven, when it stops being pleasant.
220 m ascent · 4 h
Desert camp
DAY 5
The high dune
The one big climb of the week. An hour up, four minutes down.
310 m ascent · 5 h
Desert camp
DAY 6
Out to the coast
The desert meets the Atlantic, which is colder than anyone expects. Fog by four.
Drive 3 h · 2 h walk
Coast lodge
DAY 7
Out at Walvis Bay
A last look at the water, then the airstrip.
Transfer 45 min
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What the price covers
INCLUDED
Guiding throughout · all accommodation as listed · breakfast and evening meal every day · baggage transfer between stops · group safety kit and first aid · a full kit list and route notes eight weeks before you go
NOT INCLUDED
Flights and travel to the start · lunches · travel insurance, which we require · personal equipment · drinks with meals · tips, which nobody expects
Departures
Eight places on every date. When one is full we do not add a ninth, and we will say honestly which of the remaining dates suits the route best.
Departs early May
2 left
Few places
Departs late June
7 left
Open
Departs late August
5 left
Open
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